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blog BY w.n.davis ON March 11 - 0 COMMENTS
TU Great Lakes Program - spring update
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The TU Great Lakes team recently published a Newsletter to learn about TU’s conservation wins from the last year - from securing transformational Bipartisan Infrastructure Law dollars for resilient fisheries and communities to deploying innovative technology to inform future restoration practices [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY w.n.davis ON March 6 - 0 COMMENTS
Spring Cleanup & Education - volunteer opportunities!
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Here is a list of opportunities coming up in April and May where you can get out and do some good in the local areas:   Saturday April 1 - 10am to noon Millard Park Cleanup - 35 Ravine Drive, Highland Park. Help clean up one of the ravines in a stream that feeds into Lake Michigan. For more info: [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY w.n.davis ON March 6 - 0 COMMENTS
March 9 Meeting - NEW venue & menu!
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PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW MEETING LOCATION!  We are pleased to announce that we will meet on Thursday, March 9 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at SLYCE Coal Fired Pizza Company - 913 N Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL 60061.     For this first meeting, we will have free pizza available! Beverages (or other food) [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY w.n.davis ON February 7 - 0 COMMENTS
Volunteers wanted to fill leadership posts
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Looking for a Trout in the Classrom Chair Bob DeGraff has been the long time Chair of the Trout in the Classroom (TIC) Program and would like to transition the Chair Position to a new leader. The TIC program works with local area schools to place tanks and trout eggs in the classroom to be cared [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY w.n.davis ON February 3 - 0 COMMENTS
February Meeting - Thursday Feb 9
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Please join us on Thursday February 9, 2023, from 6:30PM to 9PM for our next Gary Borger Chapter Meeting at the Miramar Bistro in Highwood.   At 7pm we will have a special presentation by longtime GBTU Member Dick Dragiewicz who is a Volunteer with the Coalition to Save the Menominee River ( [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY w.n.davis ON February 3 - 0 COMMENTS
Trout in the Classroom - update
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Bob DeGraff has been leading our chapter's Trout in the Classroom (TIC) initiative for many years. Despite COVID, it is still going strong!  Currently there are 8 tanks going:   2 in Waukegan 3 in Highland Park 1 in Wheeling 1 in Arlington Heights 1 in Wilmette   We will have Bob present a formal [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY w.n.davis ON January 23 - 0 COMMENTS
Help prevent the spread of invasive species!
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Here is a timely reminder from the Wisconsin DNR on best practices when fishing our local trout streams, to help prevent the spread of invasive species!   https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/newsroom/release/66016   Remember, before leaving a fishing site, anglers should: Inspect fishing equipment for [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY w.n.davis ON January 6 - 0 COMMENTS
Gary Borger to present at the January meeting
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We are pleased to have our Chapter's esteemed namesake, Gary Borger, join us via Zoom at our January 12, 2023 meeting for a special presentation on "Fishing the Non-Hatch Times". Here is the topic description: More than 90% of our fishing time is spent fishing during non-hatch periods, when fish [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY w.n.davis ON January 6 - 0 COMMENTS
Volunteers wanted for Outdoor Program on May 16/17, 2023
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Gary Borger Trout Unlimited (GBTU) has volunteered to participate in the Duker School Outdoor Program in McHenry, IL. GBTU will be demonstrating fly casting and fly tying. We’re looking for volunteers to help the students with the casting and fly tying. The dates are May 16 and May 17, 2023, time [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY w.n.davis ON November 27 - 0 COMMENTS
Annual Report from the President, Jeff Reinke
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Greetings and Happy Holidays! As part of our mission, the Gary Borger Chapter of Trout Unlimited focuses our activities to help protect coldwater fisheries here in the Midwest, and to educate and foster conservation of these precious resources.   We can't do this without your help. It is through [ READ MORE... ]
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